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canon fire 034: The quiet and enduring legacy of Virtual On (canonfire.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by coffeentacos to c/gaming

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A friend wrote a post looking at some of the history of Virtual On as well as what had taken influence from it. I like their coverage of games and thought folks here might too!

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[–] Megaman_EXE 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember finding some of those arcade cabinets in a local movie theater in the early 2000's. I'm not sure if it was a sequel or a spin off but they had the dual joystick control setup. The game was definitely a quarter sink at that theater but man it was fun.

Playing the first game in yakuza was a treat. I would love to see them spread out for western audiences but it probably is a pipe dream.

[–] coffeentacos 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah a local theatre was my first experience with it as well (and Sonic the Fighters next to it)! Far as I know all the cabs for it had the twin stick setup as that’s integral to the experience.

I was so frustrated the Masterpiece collection didn’t release outside of Japan, but at least it’s easy enough to get a copy of it, and it’s frequently on sale digitally. Just makes it harder to play with folks who aren’t already into it.